Should Stella be grounded?

[kla37]

She might not be very happy being cooped up and could cause trouble with the other hens that are happy to be homebodies. I say let her roam, that's how she came to you after all!

 

[drumstick diva]

Stella is a free spirit and is meant to be free but, having said that I'd worry to death about her exploits. Is there any chance she would settle down with a nice looking roo? Do your neighbors enjoy her visits?? I did vote to confine her. Children don't always know what is best for them - that's why they have parents (or Chicken Wardens).

 

[coloradochick]

If it means she will live longer and be safer then I vote to ground the social butterfly

She is a very pretty girl

 

[kathyinmo]

Gypsys can not be expected to be "cooped" up. Let Stella be herself. She is a free spirit, and is happiest when she is roaming. We want happy chickens, right?

 

[phasianidae]

I voted no

 

[terrilhb]

She is beautiful But I say ground her. For her own saftey and your sanity.

 

[kathyinmo]

Quote:
Sanity? Mary and sanity in the same sentence? No, you just don't Mary, do ya?

 

[terrilhb]

 

[gryeyes]

Hmmm. I am quite ambivalent about the situation. It would be very sad to lose her (permanently, not just on her little jaunts), but she certainly appears to be very intrepid and canny.

So.... don't ground her. No, you should ground her for her own safety.... No. Don't ground her. Auuugh!!!

Sorry.

But I do wanna know how she came to be, an Icelandic / EE mix? Was one of her parents a wanderer, too???

 

[SunnyCalifornia]

Ooh, thats a toughy!!

My instincts are to protect and secure, as all I think about are predators and disease...

but at the same time, that song "Free Bird" keeps playing over and over in my head....

Not sure what my vote will be!